impulses

Example Sentences

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"The US president has strong impulses that are not always easy to explain in terms of grand strategy," Clary says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There are more impulses and ideas than can be dramatically metabolized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Perhaps one day games will redirect whatever dark impulses we apparently need to release in war, but they are a long way from doing so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Are we still deserving of kindness when someone knows our darkest, most cruel impulses?

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

He lay in bed, only a few seconds from deep sleep, caught in a deadlock of impulses, unable to rise to the land of the living.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright